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We need to actually have our brain recognize that we are driving too close.
We need to know how to navigate our vehicles in reverse manually.
This is a bonus as far as I'm concerned, at least until all of these cars can park themselves. There was a young girl trying to pull into this choice parking spot in a parking garage. She gave up after a few tries and I backed right in. LOL
This is a bonus as far as I'm concerned, at least until all of these cars can park themselves. There was a young girl trying to pull into this choice parking spot in a parking garage. She gave up after a few tries and I backed right in. LOL
You can buy vehicles today that can parallel park and perpendicular park.
I have to think that the vast majority of car accidents are due to human error and/or poor judgment, in one way or another. I very much welcome self-driving cars. I understand the sentiment that we need to retain the ability to stop, reverse, stay in lane, etc. But that's because we're only now just starting to phase these cars in. There's probably no easy way to make sure everyone maintains their personal responsiblity while also allowing more and more advancement in the autonomous car industry. But once we're there, and we can let go of human error completely, I'm excited to see how much safer car travel can become.
If only I could rid myself of the nagging concern of hackers wreaking havoc with our new, safe, computerized cars. But, it's happening regardless, so...I'm on board.
Ah, but the OP is about homes. We are a pretty techy family, but even so, we don't take advantage of a lot of the "smart" devices as well as we could. Wifi-enabled, controlled by our cell phones, yes, but we haven't yet taken the leap to remove household maintenance responsibilites from ourselves and place it with our appliances. (Again, though, our next fridge will definitely be one that adds items automatically to the grocery list and makes the purchase, and I will be ready!)
You can buy vehicles today that can parallel park and perpendicular park.
Right.
I have one of those. Now don't get me wrong - I do know how to do this myself (I lived in Europe and if you don't know how to parallel park over there you are screwed), but it's nice in theory for the car to be able to do it on it's own.
I have a smart TV that I can watch Hulu and Netflix on. Does that count?
I also have a Google Home that I received as a Christmas gift I think the year before last. I don’t have any of the stuff that is controlled by it, and honestly I haven’t even spoken to the thing in probably two months. It’s just something else to take up space and use an outlet.
I'm super excited because today we are having some Nest thingies installed - two thermostats, a doorbell, and a key pad access for the front door. I really love the idea of the doorbell - I love being able to see who is there and talk to them no matter whether I am home or not!
Next week we are getting the rest of the security system in place. We have one now but it's old and we're replacing it with Nest products.
I think there's a difference between using technology to improve an existing product or process, and using technology to layer new uses or activities into an existing product. The latter is a much harder sell for consumers, because a lot of that stuff they don't care about.
We have a key pad lock, but that's about as advanced as a cordless phone. We have a smart speaker that mainly sets timers and tells my wife the temperature in the AM.
Refridgerators, Ovens, Coffeemakers, all are a bit gimmicky IMO.
The "smart cameras" are really just wireless security cameras. Ring Doorbell, etc, just use new technology to make an existing idea more appealing and marketable.
I think there's a difference between using technology to improve an existing product or process, and using technology to layer new uses or activities into an existing product. The latter is a much harder sell for consumers, because a lot of that stuff they don't care about.
We have a key pad lock, but that's about as advanced as a cordless phone. We have a smart speaker that mainly sets timers and tells my wife the temperature in the AM.
Refridgerators, Ovens, Coffeemakers, all are a bit gimmicky IMO.
The "smart cameras" are really just wireless security cameras. Ring Doorbell, etc, just use new technology to make an existing idea more appealing and marketable.
I am basically improving my existing home, just keeping it up to date technologically in my opinion. I like being able to control things via my phone and wi-fi. That's not a "smart home," - it's just an up to date home in my opinion.
As for the refrigerator being gimmicky - I basically wanted a calendar on my fridge (check) - that syncs with my phone's calendar, and a rotating display of family photos, which I got. I consider Pandora and a shopping list to be pretty low tech and bennies, that's about it. But I really, really like the big calendar and the screen saver that rotates out over 200 photos. Oh and I also like that the weather shows up. Come to think of it, I also like the white board that I can write on with my finger for quick notes.
I'm sure at some point I'll access Google on that screen, or look up a recipe, but I will probably never ever "look inside my fridge" and I am not a big coupon person so "deals" don't really do anything for me.
Getting remote control thermostats, a remote doorbell, and a keypad installed as I type this! WOOHOO! We went with Nest and not Ring.
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